Most Parts of Kenya to Remain Dry By Joyce Ojanji Most parts of Kenya are likely to be dry with a few areas in the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley and the Coast expected to receive rainfall. This is according to the Kenya Meteorological Department(KMD)’s […]

Over Two Million Children Displaced in Sudan’s Conflict By Sharon Atieno The armed conflict between Sudan’s national army and their rival, the Rapid Support Forces has led to the displacement of more than two million children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. The war which started in April has tremendously affected Darfur and Khartoum […]

Botswana to Host African Health Ministers in WHO’s Regional Meeting Health ministers from 47 African countries will meet in Gaborone, Botswana, either in-person or virtually, for the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa. The Regional Committee is the WHO decision-making body that convenes annually to discuss and endorse regional […]

Vaccine-Drug Combination Reduces Malaria Cases, Deaths in Children By Gift Briton Combining malaria vaccines with antimalarial drugs has shown dramatic reductions in Malaria cases and deaths among children below five years in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission. This is according to the final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. […]